Gray Skies And Drizzle

7:39

9:19

This morning looks just like yesterday morning, with little color, mostly gray and some drizzle, And it's 54 like Sunday, but by tomorrow morning, it's supposed to drop to the low 30s.  Our bird feeder has been invaded by an aggressive blue jay, who chases off the finches. As I look out our front window, a pair of mallards is waddling up into our yard. It's 9:30 and I paddled for forty minutes, shooting some decent photos of mergansers, as the sun threatened to break through the clouds. 

Kayak Morning

Woodlawn

Sun Sunburst in Southern Sky

A Quartet Of Mergansers

Hair Blowing In The Wind

Sunday began with an early paddle in the rain, as I hoped to get out before it started to rain, but failed, alas, I was out for 25 minutes, came home soaked, changed my sweats and made myself another cup of coffee. Evie was up by then, and we asked our neighbors, Barb and Jim, over for a Sunday dinner, so we sat around making up a menu and a list of whatever we needed for dinner. By 11:00, we made our list and I drove off to Wegmans to shop. For some reason, Sunday shopping at Wegmans is always crowded but I was in and out quickly because we did not need much. 

I was home by 12:30, and Evie made me scrambled eggs and a bagel for breakfast and I watched some basketball, then my series. Around 1:30, I helped Evie clean up the kitchen after she was through prepping our dinner, then took a good nap. When I woke up, I showered and felt good, ready for company. Evie had everything ready for dinner by 4:00, and she showered as well.

Barb and Jim arrived at 5:30, with tulips for Evie and a bottle of wine for me. We enjoyed a glass of wine in our living room, and a shrimp cocktail, in mayo and lemon juice. They just returned from a ten-day trip to Arizona, and it was fun hearing about their trip. And we filled them in on our reunion weekend in Stroudsburg, PA. One of their favorite stops was in Jerome, Arizona, a place we also visited back in 2013 and liked. 

Sunday Dinner With Jim And Barb

Around 7:00 we sat down to dinner, a tasty chicken/spinach/orzo dish topped with parmesan cheese and a salad with lettuce, dressing and beets. We avoided talking about Drump most of the night, concentrating on our travels, family, and TV series we liked. We had cheesecake with raspberries for dessert, and they headed home around 9:00. Evie was worn out from the day, so she went up to bed and I cleaned up the kitchen, watched some TV, then went up to bed to read and sleep. a busy but fun Sunday.